Hookers Prairie Mine — Accidents

Total: 119 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER WELDING NEW BRACKETS, EMPLOYEE RAISED WELDING HOOD AND BEGAN TO CHIP WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
12/19/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT GUN ATTEMPTING TO SCREW A 1"" BOLT ONTO A 1"" STUD THAT APPARENTLYHAD SOME DAMAGED THREADS. THE NUT SPUN OFF STUD AND FLEW IN AIR ~2-3' AWAY, HITTING INJURED EMPL OYEE...
11/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 151d restricted GRATING IN AREA BETWEEN PUMPS WAS NOT INSTALLED IN A MANNER THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM SHIFTING TO ONE SIDE: THUS, SERVING AS POTENTIAL FOR FALLING BETWEEN BEAMS BY VIBRAITION ALONE.
11/19/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted AFTER INSTALLING THE SUCTION NIPPLE ON THE NEW SUCTION PLATE TO THE PUMP, EE BENT OVER WITH IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS AN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 11/26 /01.
09/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS WALKING & TALKING WITH ANOTHER EE & STEPPED INTO A DEPRESSED AREA IN TERRAIN.
06/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING T MOVE A 55 GAL DRUM BY HIMSELF HE PULLED THE DRUM TO TIP & ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN MUSCLE STRAIN DUE TO OVEREXERTION
05/24/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, HIS SHOE GOT CAUGHTON THE STEP OF THE TRUCK. HE STEPPED BACK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
03/13/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS CHANGING A 12"" 90 DEGREE OVERFLOW LINE WHILE WORKING FROM A PLATFORM WITH A SMALL SUPPORTON HIS KNEES. LATER IN THE DAY HE WAS NOTED LIMPING WHILE WALKING & NOTED SWELLING ON LEFT KNEE.
03/08/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SAND BLEW IN RIGHT EYE (CORNEAL ABRASION)
02/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING AN EXTENSION LADDER TO ACCESS WHIRLSIZER TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM SAME. READJUSTMENT OFLADDER CAUSED LATCHES TO SHIFT AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED EE TO LOOSE BALANCE A ND FALL...
02/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE FROM FALLING POWER LINES DUE TO TRACTOR OPERATOR HITTING GUY WIRE, EMPLOYEE JUMPED 3 FOOT OBSTRUCTION AND SUFFERED A SPRAIN/ STRAIN OF LEFT LOWER BACK. HE REMAINED ON REGULA...
02/07/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS BURNING BOLTS OFF PIPE FITTING. WHEN HE MOVED HIS HAND BEHIND THE FITTING, HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TORCH FLAME.
12/14/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WAS REPLACING GRATING ON A FLOATING SEALING WATER PUMP. THE HOSE WAS STRETCHED TAUT, HAVING CAUGHT ON EDGE OF SLED AND AS EE TURNED HIS BODYTO MAKE A CUT TO TRIM GRATING, THE MOVEMENT OF H IS BODY...
11/01/2000 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted BACKED DOWN SLOPE IN 3RD GEAR & HIT BOTTOM TOO HARD; HIT HIS TAILBONE ON SEAT
08/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OUT PIT MONITOR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR 14 MATRIX SYSTEM, SLID INTO AN 18"" EARTHEN HOLE NEAR ELECTRICAL SWITCH. UNEXPECXTED MOVEMENT TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. THIS AGGRAVATED P RE-EXI...
08/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON TRACTOR. PULLED MUSCLES--TRAPEZIUS STRAIN.
08/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted DOING UNDERCARRIAGE ON D8, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
07/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO PUSH A FLANGE TO A BACK UP RING ON 22' PIPE BY USING A TAPPING METHOD WITH A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. THE NON-INJURED EE HAD HIS BACK TO THE FLANGE AND WOULD NOT SEE...
05/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE CHOSE TO MOVE AN ALUMINUM PLATFORM BY HIMSELF RATHER THAT USE BRIDGE CRANE THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR MATERIAL HANDLING.